Dierdre Friel

When Max (Ryan Eggold) volunteers New Amsterdam to take over for a short-staffed hospital nearby, things get chaotic quickly. Iggy (Tyler Labine) has a crisis of conscience after receiving the news that funding for a garden has been granted and an eager resident learns a secret about Dr. Bloom (Janet Montgomery).

The pressure is on as Max (Ryan Eggold) takes on his first annual fundraising gala at the hospital and emotions are high as some of the doctor's families join them for the event. Iggy (Tyler Labine) struggles to break difficult news to his daughter and Bloom (Janet Montgomery) and Reynolds (Jocko Sims) continue to deal with the fallout of their argument. Meanwhile, Kapoor (Anupam Kher) and Dr. Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) work together to find out what is making a father and son duo so sick.

As Max (Ryan Eggold) begins his treatment, he realizes that it may slow him down faster than he originally thought. Meanwhile, Reynolds (Jocko Sims) must deal with an incident from his past when a reporter comes to the hospital and Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) and Bloom (Janet Montgomery) continue a contentious conversation.

Max (Ryan Eggold) convinces Dr. Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) to take a risk on his course of treatment and Bloom (Janet Montgomery) grapples with a difficult conversation. Meanwhile, Dr. Kapoor (Anupam Kher) considers helping his son in a big way after some advice from a friend.

As Max (Ryan Eggold) fights for his life, New Amsterdam is in full swing with a pertinent heart surgery that is not covered by insurance and a potential nurses walk out. As the team feels Max's absence and the doctors find out that they may have to treat one of their own, Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) must finally come clean about Max's condition.